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. 2015 Dec 1;19:142. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0875-z

Table 1.

PRESERVE score parameters [9]

Parameter Points
Age (years) <45 0
45-55 2
>55 3
Body mass index >30 kg/m2 −2
Immunocompromiseda 2
Mechanical ventilation >6 days 1
SOFA >12 1
No prone positioning before ECMO 1
PEEP <10 cmH2O 1
Peak inspiratory pressureb >35 cmH2O 1

aDefined as hematological malignancy, solid tumor, solid organ transplantation, high-dose or long-term corticosteroid and/or immunosuppressant use or HIV infection. bOr plateau pressure >30 cmH2O = 1 point as proposed by Schmidt and colleagues [9]. ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; PRESERVE, Predicting Death for Severe ARDS on VV-ECMO; SOFA sepsis-related organ failure assessment.